| Officer: | Cekic, Denis |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30-34 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Officer: | Cekic, Denis |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30-34 |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Cekic, Denis |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30-34 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unable to Determine |
| Officer: | Rusi, Edgar |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Rusi, Edgar |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Within NYPD Guidelines |
| Officer: | Cekic, Denis |
| Complainant: | Male, 30-34 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unable to Determine |
| Officer: | Travis, Daniel |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30-34 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Rusi, Edgar |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Officer: | Rusi, Edgar |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Officer: | Cekic, Denis |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30-34 |
| Allegation: | Force: Gun Pointed |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unable to Determine |
| Officer: | Cekic, Denis |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30-34 |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unable to Determine |
| Officer | Complainant | Allegation | CCRB Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cekic, Denis | Black Male, 30-34 | Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) |
| Cekic, Denis | Black Male, 30-34 | Discourtesy: Word | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Cekic, Denis | Black Male, 30-34 | Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) | Unable to Determine |
| Rusi, Edgar | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | |
| Rusi, Edgar | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Within NYPD Guidelines | |
| Cekic, Denis | Male, 30-34 | Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn | Unable to Determine |
| Travis, Daniel | Black Male, 30-34 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) |
| Rusi, Edgar | Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | |
| Rusi, Edgar | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Unfounded | |
| Cekic, Denis | Black Male, 30-34 | Force: Gun Pointed | Unable to Determine |
| Cekic, Denis | Black Male, 30-34 | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Unable to Determine |
Further details on conclusions.
On September 29, 2022, at approximately 7:53 PM, [redacted] was sitting in his vehicle with an unidentified friend when Police Officer Denis Cekic and Police Officer Darren Jean of the 32nd Precinct and Police Officer Edgar Rusi, now assigned to Narcotics Bureau Manhattan North but formerly of the 32nd Precinct, pulled up behind them. The officers exited their vehicle, with PO Cekic and PO Rusi approaching the front driver's side door, where [redacted] friend was sitting, and PO Jean approaching the front passenger side door, where [redacted] was sitting. [redacted] recognized PO Cekic from an incident earlier in the year at an unknown date and time when he allegedly stopped [redacted] vehicle, drew his gun, and pointed it at him (Allegations A-C: Abuse of Authority and Force: [redacted] was not arrested during this incident.
On September 29, 2022, PO Rusi then stopped [redacted] friend and asked for his ID (Allegation D: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] provide his ID to PO Rusi. PO Rusi then asked [redacted] friend did not friend to exit the vehicle and frisked him (Allegation E: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Rusi allegedly searched [redacted] friend (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Cekic walked to the front passenger side of the vehicle, where he ordered [redacted] to exit the vehicle. PO Cekic asked for his phone, to which he responded that he needed to call his wife so she could pick up his seven-year-old son, who was in the vicinity. PO Cekic told [redacted] "Give me the phone or I'm going to break it, give me the fucking phone before I break it" (Allegations G and H: Abuse of Authority and Discourtesy, [redacted] Further, PO Cekic allegedly told "I'll break your hand" (Allegation I: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] PO Cekic then handcuffed [redacted] and detained him in a police vehicle. Sergeant Daniel Travis of Patrol Bureau Manhattan North arrived on the scene and searched [redacted] vehicle (Allegation J: Abuse of Authority, [redacted] All officers then left the scene. PO Rusi did not...
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